Former NBA star Dennis Rodman is trying to do his part to get a Washington state man released from a North Korean prison with the help of social media. Kenneth Bae, 44, of Lynwood, was arrested last November and last month sentenced to 15 years hard labor for what North Korea’s state media called “hostile [...]
Dennis Rodman Questioned on N. Korea by FBI
April 17, 2013 | Posted by
The U.S. government has apparently changed its tune toward Dennis Rodman. Rodman, who visited North Korea and leader Kim Jong Un in February, says he subsequently met with the FBI and was asked to help the agency with information amid rising international tensions surrounding the communist nation’s nuclear intentions. “They wanted to know what went [...]
David Stern: Dennis Rodman With North Korea Dictator ‘Ridiculous’
March 7, 2013 | Posted by
Just in case you missed the lunacy of it all, NBA commissioner David Stern summed up in one word Dennis Rodman acting as a quasi-U.S. diplomat in meeting with North Korea suppressor Kim Jong Un and calling him a “cool guy.” “Ridiculous,” the outgoing commish said. Rodman was in North Korea with the Harlem Globetrotters [...]
Dennis Rodman: North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un Wants Call From Obama
March 4, 2013 | Posted by
Though he has repeatedly claimed that he is not a diplomat, former NBA star Dennis Rodman went on television in an apparent and feeble attempt to initiate talks between North Korea and the United States. Rodman recently returned from a trip to the totalitarian country, where he met with dictator Kim Jong-Un and attended a [...]
Dennis Rodman Visits North Korea For ‘Basketball Diplomacy’
February 27, 2013 | Posted by
An unlikely diplomat made his way to North Korea this week, convinced that he can help soothe the relationship between the communist state and the U.S. by way of basketball. Along with three members of the Harlem Globetrotters, Dennis Rodman is visiting the country this week, despite growing international tensions over North Korea’s ongoing nuclear [...]
Dennis Rodman Meets Father After 42 Years
July 19, 2012 | Posted by
Using a microphone in addressing a crowd after an exhibition game in the Phliipines, Dennis Rodman made a surprise announcement. He pointed toward an area in the stands and said, “I haven’t seen my father in 42 years, but that’s him sitting right there,” according to the Philipine Daily Inquirer. Sitting where Rodman pointed was [...]
Restraining Order Keeps Dennis Rodman From Ex-Wife
June 22, 2012 | Posted by
More police blotter stuff from Dennis Rodman, once perceived as eccentric but now regarded as troubled: a restraining order has been executed that prevents him from being around his ex-wife after allegedly attacking her last month . Michelle Rodman obtained a temporary ban against the retired athlete after he allegedly entered her house on May [...]
Rodman Sentenced To Community Service On Child Support Case
May 30, 2012 | Posted by
Rodman Sentenced – It stood to reason that when Dennis Rodman made news again, it would not be for something good. And sure enough, the former NBA star was sentenced Tuesday to 104 hours of community service after being found guilty last year of four counts of contempt for failing to pay child support. At [...]
